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Oct. 27, 1931. H, M SCHELLE E1- AL 1,829,680

FIGURE TOY Filed Oct. 1'7, 1930 INVENTOR /Vczon cancha/r1 annif,

a ATTORNEY d' fslcribed; the novel feat "Patented 1931 y ,UNITED 'sm-'EsPATENT OFFICE;

" HELEN ivi.l scH'ELiJE AND HERMANy GQ. FI'sH'ER, or noeniizsfrnn,NELSON BAREHAMyoF:

cHunonvILLn, AND EDWARD s. 's'.evAeE; or noennsrnnznnw YonxApplicationvled (vJetober 17, 1930."` `Serial No. 489,426L: Y

' The present,inventionjrelates to figure toys andan-obj ejct thereof isto produce a1 toy simuthrough a 'traction means 'of the toy. Y Stillanother object 'of-the invention 1s to provide @a ynovel'*"meansoffoperating a bellowsjof a K x 5 sound emittingdevice in asfiguregtoyf1f To these "andgo'ther ends,the invention consi'sts of certain kpartsandrcombinations of Aziparts, y all.4 ofYY which '-;vvill be .hereinafterdeures being Pointed .0110 -inthe appended claims. I

jiIn the (drawings:

Fig. 2 isa;vertieallongitudinal section with my I the parts inanother'position; and `20.

parts .in still yanother position. Y

: ventioml indicates the body gof-the toy which,

in this-instanc@ simulatesa dog.

tion means'comprising, 5in this'V instance, a

carriage vformed bya forwardfshaft 2 having .traction wheels 3thereon,;a rear shaft4 hav ing` traction wheels 5 thereon. andconnectingmeans between the two shaftsin the Vform ofside bars't.A 1. Y

*Theforward' portion of the'body connects withfthe traction means, in`this instance, .by

forward. supporting means in the form of two linkssimulating legspivoted on a common.

axisS on the bodyandfmounted to swing on theyshaft `2'..about.t`l1eyaXisofv said shaft.

portingnieans in the form ofan arm 13 which ypivoted at A i mediate theother` supporting means.

oted thereto at 16. and

..1 Fig.v lis aside viewv of the top withithe' partsinone position;

j i1 This body is movablysupported onl'ia-itrac- Ming .-The rear portionof thebo'dyconnects with. "the traction. meansby rear supporting means,-

in-thisinstancain the form oftwo linksy 9y simulating-legs pivoted at 10on the body to ",.turn about a commonuaxis and.pivotallycon-4 nected at11 at theirlower ends to cranked 'oreccentricV portions 12 on tvherearshaft4.y

fl4 [The body has a thirdfor intermediatesup is pivotally supported onthe axle or shaft 4 in .line with 'the axis of the shaft so that thearm` while :being able to swing on `the traction means has a fixedpivotal axis there-ig 'se on. They upper end of the swinging arm is 14to the body at a point interv The vbody may have a movablehead 15pivy,connected .to the movi.

able forward supporting means preferablyby a link 17 whichis pivotedeccentrically to the head at 18 and eocentrically to the support- .vingnneans211:19:V

fWhefn thebodyof thefdog is-thrown up- -..W ardly Iat the krearanddownwardly at the lfront and the head is thrown upga sound mayfbeemitted lfrom the toysimulating a bark. This-sound', ingthisinstance,is produced by a reed 20- alfectedby a bellows 21 enclosed in the? lheadandhaving an arm 22 extending'fromA themovable or pivoted side ofthe bellows to oneside of the pivot 16;` This arm operates between twofixed abutment's 23 and 24 on the body on the yswinging of the head,engaging the abutment-23 to expand the bellows with the lowering'of thehead and the yabutment 24 to expel the'air with the raising of the head.

Assuming .the toy is in the position shown VinFig. 1 andthe toy is movedforwardly asA by pulling through a string secured to the frontshaft 2.The rear legs or supports through the cranked portions on the shaft 4will swing rearwardly and upwardly. This carries the rear end of thebody upwardly to the position shown in Fig. 2, the body swingon thepivot14 at the upper end of the swinging. armvlS. This carries the forwardportion of the body downwardly and as the lower ends of the legs aremounted on'aiixed pivot .on the traction means; the legs appear vrto'bethrown forwardly a'stlie rear end ofthe body rises. lith the depressionof the forward portion ofi the body, the head rises `through pivot19being moved upwardly movi 25 f ward "support and vthe ,latter tovswing rearf ff h`wardly VAK"andl downwardly on the v traction?-` pzmeans, aheadpivoted tothe body; and Ameans v Y ffrmovngtheheadgupwar'dly"'as'thedforf i all-ward supprt movesl rearwardlylanddown-v j v 'wa'rdl v said means" oomp'rS'Dgi link pivotal`the-bodyg'iand; tothe traetion means toswing -g.aboutafi-.ed y -'-'}tio1v1 means, a

'rvotd tos'wiiaarragd '40nd namedsupport,v and .laf/r *bdynvoteditothe-bo means; one fof-the lastftwovnamejd: l f havingan eccentricvoonnectioniwith? wheels of fthe' traction mean'sz'to: impart4 amovementto. l,the body to" swing it 'rearwardly and, down# Y 1' wardlyonf:theffirstmarnedsnppo'rtjfi 1" 4,- ;A figure toytomprsng 'aearragge,Va; body, va swinging/support"on'jthe carriage tor n 5 whieh'the'bodyispivote'd atan"in'tern,1ediate' to the 'bodyfonone side ofthe'Virst.namedpivf fot. andl also'a xejdrrpivot onthec'arriaqegandathird ,support forthe bo'd'v nivtd "tothe' .wardly,

fronte-f thelpivots 8 and'lG. 'LOnfthe'upward moyenient 'ofthe head thearm" 22 oV thegbel-v lows engages the abutment'V 24 andra soundsimulatingabark is'emitted." w

L f Y ing' a...`be'llow`s mounted 'ontheheadg an arm."l projectingromafmovable siderzof the h'elf lows','two abutments ony the b ody, andmeans 4 15gior `moving theheadfon the body 4to cause the;r

-bellowsand bellows.` r

' jto thetractionmeans means including arear supportl pivoted toy thetractionV mea-nsata; f "point .on the vcarriage-fspaced--iro11 the-forvward'fsupport for movingithelbody tocause it) ,toswg'f p nection withvtraction wheelsfoithe c:1,rri`apge'.,

:v i 5. Afigfurejtovlcomprisine2 twoaxles,` one Iofwhioh has 'aora-nkportiom Awheelsfonltheaxles; conn ectiiigfmean's,betweenV the 7 axles,"Y oholdinir them-against' 'lateralv movement, a'bodv.afswini'inarmpivoted to the axlelat' L *What we claim as or'invention and desirer stit'uting of traction. means5 ia ingethe linkli aldflhepivotldllp- Sarm, Y as the ypivots19v andv 18are situated in ilthe other side ot *the*swingingarm;` Y

" 621A igure Vtoy` comprisingftactionV means crank shaft to turn aboutan aXiscoincident to Vseoreby LettersPatent is: i

Y with the axis of turning of the shaitand also 1 il.l A guretoycomprising-a bdy," head pivotedtheretofa sound emitting devicehav-y vtherear end of the body, a support pivotedlto intermediateswingingrksupport, and Y yai third supporti voted to thebody'n" arm "toiengage 'illlA butmeitftfexpaild the l theother abutment tovcllapse'the If l f' f 7:;A1toy comprisinga pair ofaxleaoneof '2Q A' fguretoycoinprisin.;A a 'carriag-wec'on; bo'dy-faiforward; support'for the b'odypivoted to the body and axles,k them infa definite parallel'relation,

pwardlyat itsrearend lo'nfthe orbody onone side. of the"l pivotalfconnection with. the swinging arm',1and "Ta support "piv-V ot'edf'totheother axle in linewiththe airis of turningfofthe latter andpivotallyconnected tothefbodyv onfthe other side of theipoonnectionlwiththeswinging'arm;' i 'f' 84, i' regtoy oomprisin'gajbody,;a` jhead' :pivoted thereto, a .sound Vemitting device-with i ,8.KA f ligure toy 'Yfcomprising3a `itradtiol'iY means',vr` afbody,` aforwardspport* pivotedto vrfheald -onthebody, aotuatingwmea'ns between tto theV tractionjmeana' and means including. a rear support pivoted'tothe tractionY means at from the forwardsupport -o'r ,etliectingY ythedownward and rearward movement @of the rear' end through said forwardsupports. f

V10i A figure toy comprising a carriage constitutingtraction means, 'abody/,fa forward support for the'bodypiv'otedto thebod7 andk y tothetactionfmeansgmeans including a rear latter onthe oppositesideofthefrst-n amedV support' pivote-d to .the 4tractionknhleal'is Yat.v a pivotfand having: an 'eccentric` pivotal con# y A point,anothersupport for-"the bodypivoted i point alinedjwith'the aXiso turning fof.

provided Vwith a ranked shaft turned by* wheels of the' tractionmeans,a'body,` an in-x p .ftermediate swinging support pivotedto the pivotedto the body between the" front and t n, the'otherA @nu 'th-2111171511@inte'fmediaejswiging Support'.

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movableV operating means" supported entirely I by the pivoted head,meansfolrlo'scillatingq.the@ 100 f 'A' figure toyfcomprisin'gfa carriage'oon-lil stituting:traction'means; a body,kja"forward support yfor thebody pivo/tedito the bodyand *aA pointfonfthe carriage spacedIrearw-ardly" f to the traction means, means ,including aglar,

4 v L I support pivoted to .the ltract-ion,"mansjat' afina andasupportpivotedto the crank por-y tion ofthe cranked a'xl'eand` to the body-on Ycranked portion ofthe axlefand also to n Y the body nearer one end ofthe body than the which has a cranked portion,v wheels on then` Y'-means"connecting the axles to hold 'i Y 1 a body85 a"swinging` arm*pivoted'*toi-*the bQdy at an intermediate VpointA andypiw'rotallyl*connected*y [to the cranked a'Xle in line withfthe aX'is'of' turnng'ffoff the latter,la" support lpivotedrtoV -theYH b-.VfandtheL sound emitting vkdevicel` Y whefb-yfecnlaion @f.theheiadfeiffmesihe `forward portion'ofthe body'relativelyto the f Y'i115 i the forward? Serre@ pointfon the carriage spaced rearwardly fromthe forward p support Vfor moving the body tocause tto swing upwardly atits rear endrelatvely to ythe forward support and the latter to swingrearwardly and downwardly onr the traction means, a head pivoted to thev y body, and'meansy for moving the head up- ,Wardly and d 10 Y wardlyas the forward support moves rearownwardly. v v vHELEN M. S'CHELLE. pHERMAN G. FISHER.

NELSONv BAREHAM. 4EDWARD S', SAVAGE.

